Are you a grateful person? I think that most folks would answer,well I try to be. The question is then, How well do you succeed? I was thinking today of some folks to whom I owe a great deal of appreciation and thanksgiving. So, i wrote them an e-mail appreciation gram and sent some other material that I have written and sent it on its way. that made me feel better and be happy (joyful) and right that I had made an effort to let these could folks know how I appreciate them.
Well, I thought to myself, how many folks should you be writing too, to share the same thoughts with them? My list keeps getting longer, so I will try to do better everyday. Do you know that the idea of gratitude comes from God, in scripture? Not from Islam, nor Budda, not Ben Franklin but from God! I double dare you to research that! Most people left to ourselves, at least in history are very selfish, self-centered folks, but when God made man and women(Adam and Eve) He made us to be grateful human beings! (Please excuse me for a few moments, my wife just hollored down that the hot rolls were ready. I would certainly be ungrateful if I didn't go upstairs and participate.)
What is the best guard against self-centeredness or selfishness? I believe it Jesus and His teaching on gratefulness. I have may folks to thank for the good life I have lived. Take Good Ben, you know Benjamin Franklin. If he had not been involved in the revolutionary war,the Declaration of Independence and a great many other projects my life might have been as good as it has from the standpoint at of living in the United states of America. What about Mrs. Smith, my first grade teacher, I was a shy little boy? It is my guess that you can think of many people to put on a list of your own. I could not leave out my parents who taught me the idea and action of being thankful. Let me tell you, If you want to be happy in this human life, learn to thankful and first thankful to God for sending Jesus to save us! Dave Dowlen
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Who's in Control?
Dave’s Deliberations;
I’m sure many of you have read the reports and heard the news about the oil spill and clean up in the Gulf of Mexico over the last several weeks. This last week the bit of news that really caught my eye was that scientists have discovered that there is a microbe that usually lives in the deeper part of the water that is coming to the upper areas and is eating the oil molecules and not cutting down on the oxygen in the water. I guess because of all the media coverage and scientist clamor over global warming I get really sick of hearing ‘men” say we have to do a better job of taking care of our planet, which is leading to some really ignorant laws coming out of Washington D.C. .
Don’t get me wrong, I believe should take care of our planet as best we can. We should,
Recycle when possible and police our garbage, do a better job on harmful gases, not try to be wasteful etc… But, I think some of those folks think that man is supreme and in charge of our destiny. I think they deny there is a God in heaven who is charge because they want to do what they want to do instead of being in subjection to the One God of the universe! You will notice in the story of creation in the Bible that God said to Adam and Eve to tend the garden or
work in it. He didn’t say that they were totally responsible for the garden or the rest of the planet, because they could not take care of it, nor we can totally manage our planet either. We after all are only part of the creation itself, not the creator.
In my cynicisms I believe that scientist have known about the microbe that eats the oil molecules for along time. They might not have known much about it and I sure that that would not have been as good in selling news reports and putting those who wanted the publicity for really caring about it. BUT, let me point a fact that was pointed out to me, that oil is a natural occurring substance that is part of our creation. Isn’t it great that God the creative force knew that one natural force (oil) might sometime overcome the natural mix of creation and need a natural answer to keep oil in balance with the rest of nature? This speaks of a creative force who is far more intelligent than man, creating the world and our universe instead of the ‘big –bang” theory. Perhaps the people who want to believe that our planet and universe just happened when some big rock blew up and then oil just developed, well I’m getting a little carried away, but perhaps that those who believe in that theory simply don’t want acknowledge there is a God because they don’t’ want God to tell them how to live?
Let me share two other proofs to me that the care of the world is not man’s to be in charge of. First there is the Bikini atoll that we blew up with several nuclear bombs that has come back to life and is beautiful instead of dead rock; the second is something that I have seen as I visited China several years ago. China when I was there didn’t much sewage services for its people so most of their rivers and waters were polluted and flowed down to the Sea of Japan. (Between Japan and China) When you were flying over it you could see the pollution stop about half way between Japan and China instead of completely polluting the Sea of Japan, I wonder why? Could it be that God provided for the hurt we as man would do to our world when He created it? What do you believe? Dave Dowlen
I’m sure many of you have read the reports and heard the news about the oil spill and clean up in the Gulf of Mexico over the last several weeks. This last week the bit of news that really caught my eye was that scientists have discovered that there is a microbe that usually lives in the deeper part of the water that is coming to the upper areas and is eating the oil molecules and not cutting down on the oxygen in the water. I guess because of all the media coverage and scientist clamor over global warming I get really sick of hearing ‘men” say we have to do a better job of taking care of our planet, which is leading to some really ignorant laws coming out of Washington D.C. .
Don’t get me wrong, I believe should take care of our planet as best we can. We should,
Recycle when possible and police our garbage, do a better job on harmful gases, not try to be wasteful etc… But, I think some of those folks think that man is supreme and in charge of our destiny. I think they deny there is a God in heaven who is charge because they want to do what they want to do instead of being in subjection to the One God of the universe! You will notice in the story of creation in the Bible that God said to Adam and Eve to tend the garden or
work in it. He didn’t say that they were totally responsible for the garden or the rest of the planet, because they could not take care of it, nor we can totally manage our planet either. We after all are only part of the creation itself, not the creator.
In my cynicisms I believe that scientist have known about the microbe that eats the oil molecules for along time. They might not have known much about it and I sure that that would not have been as good in selling news reports and putting those who wanted the publicity for really caring about it. BUT, let me point a fact that was pointed out to me, that oil is a natural occurring substance that is part of our creation. Isn’t it great that God the creative force knew that one natural force (oil) might sometime overcome the natural mix of creation and need a natural answer to keep oil in balance with the rest of nature? This speaks of a creative force who is far more intelligent than man, creating the world and our universe instead of the ‘big –bang” theory. Perhaps the people who want to believe that our planet and universe just happened when some big rock blew up and then oil just developed, well I’m getting a little carried away, but perhaps that those who believe in that theory simply don’t want acknowledge there is a God because they don’t’ want God to tell them how to live?
Let me share two other proofs to me that the care of the world is not man’s to be in charge of. First there is the Bikini atoll that we blew up with several nuclear bombs that has come back to life and is beautiful instead of dead rock; the second is something that I have seen as I visited China several years ago. China when I was there didn’t much sewage services for its people so most of their rivers and waters were polluted and flowed down to the Sea of Japan. (Between Japan and China) When you were flying over it you could see the pollution stop about half way between Japan and China instead of completely polluting the Sea of Japan, I wonder why? Could it be that God provided for the hurt we as man would do to our world when He created it? What do you believe? Dave Dowlen
Who's got Control?
Dave’s Deliberations;
I’m sure many of you have read the reports and heard the news about the oil spill and clean up in the Gulf of Mexico over the last several weeks. This last week the bit of news that really caught my eye was that scientists have discovered that there is a microbe that usually lives in the deeper part of the water that is coming to the upper areas and is eating the oil molecules and not cutting down on the oxygen in the water. I guess because of all the media coverage and scientist clamor over global warming I get really sick of hearing ‘men” say we have to do a better job of taking care of our planet, which is leading to some really ignorant laws coming out of Washington D.C. .
Don’t get me wrong, I believe should take care of our planet as best we can. We should,
Recycle when possible and police our garbage, do a better job on harmful gases, not try to be wasteful etc… But, I think some of those folks think that man is supreme and in charge of our destiny. I think they deny there is a God in heaven who is charge because they want to do what they want to do instead of being in subjection to the One God of the universe! You will notice in the story of creation in the Bible that God said to Adam and Eve to tend the garden or
work in it. He didn’t say that they were totally responsible for the garden or the rest of the planet, because they could not take care of it, nor we can totally manage our planet either. We after all are only part of the creation itself, not the creator.
In my cynicisms I believe that scientist have known about the microbe that eats the oil molecules for along time. They might not have known much about it and I sure that that would not have been as good in selling news reports and putting those who wanted the publicity for really caring about it. BUT, let me point a fact that was pointed out to me, that oil is a natural occurring substance that is part of our creation. Isn’t it great that God the creative force knew that one natural force (oil) might sometime overcome the natural mix of creation and need a natural answer to keep oil in balance with the rest of nature? This speaks of a creative force who is far more intelligent than man, creating the world and our universe instead of the ‘big –bang” theory. Perhaps the people who want to believe that our planet and universe just happened when some big rock blew up and then oil just developed, well I’m getting a little carried away, but perhaps that those who believe in that theory simply don’t want acknowledge there is a God because they don’t’ want God to tell them how to live?
Let me share two other proofs to me that the care of the world is not man’s to be in charge of. First there is the Bikini atoll that we blew up with several nuclear bombs that has come back to life and is beautiful instead of dead rock; the second is something that I have seen as I visited China several years ago. China when I was there didn’t much sewage services for its people so most of their rivers and waters were polluted and flowed down to the Sea of Japan. (Between Japan and China) When you were flying over it you could see the pollution stop about half way between Japan and China instead of completely polluting the Sea of Japan, I wonder why? Could it be that God provided for the hurt we as man would do to our world when He created it? What do you believe? Dave Dowlen
I’m sure many of you have read the reports and heard the news about the oil spill and clean up in the Gulf of Mexico over the last several weeks. This last week the bit of news that really caught my eye was that scientists have discovered that there is a microbe that usually lives in the deeper part of the water that is coming to the upper areas and is eating the oil molecules and not cutting down on the oxygen in the water. I guess because of all the media coverage and scientist clamor over global warming I get really sick of hearing ‘men” say we have to do a better job of taking care of our planet, which is leading to some really ignorant laws coming out of Washington D.C. .
Don’t get me wrong, I believe should take care of our planet as best we can. We should,
Recycle when possible and police our garbage, do a better job on harmful gases, not try to be wasteful etc… But, I think some of those folks think that man is supreme and in charge of our destiny. I think they deny there is a God in heaven who is charge because they want to do what they want to do instead of being in subjection to the One God of the universe! You will notice in the story of creation in the Bible that God said to Adam and Eve to tend the garden or
work in it. He didn’t say that they were totally responsible for the garden or the rest of the planet, because they could not take care of it, nor we can totally manage our planet either. We after all are only part of the creation itself, not the creator.
In my cynicisms I believe that scientist have known about the microbe that eats the oil molecules for along time. They might not have known much about it and I sure that that would not have been as good in selling news reports and putting those who wanted the publicity for really caring about it. BUT, let me point a fact that was pointed out to me, that oil is a natural occurring substance that is part of our creation. Isn’t it great that God the creative force knew that one natural force (oil) might sometime overcome the natural mix of creation and need a natural answer to keep oil in balance with the rest of nature? This speaks of a creative force who is far more intelligent than man, creating the world and our universe instead of the ‘big –bang” theory. Perhaps the people who want to believe that our planet and universe just happened when some big rock blew up and then oil just developed, well I’m getting a little carried away, but perhaps that those who believe in that theory simply don’t want acknowledge there is a God because they don’t’ want God to tell them how to live?
Let me share two other proofs to me that the care of the world is not man’s to be in charge of. First there is the Bikini atoll that we blew up with several nuclear bombs that has come back to life and is beautiful instead of dead rock; the second is something that I have seen as I visited China several years ago. China when I was there didn’t much sewage services for its people so most of their rivers and waters were polluted and flowed down to the Sea of Japan. (Between Japan and China) When you were flying over it you could see the pollution stop about half way between Japan and China instead of completely polluting the Sea of Japan, I wonder why? Could it be that God provided for the hurt we as man would do to our world when He created it? What do you believe? Dave Dowlen
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